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papa smurf · 26-12-2014, 20:08

[QUOTE=Ignitionnet;35748779]There were hunting rifles in the 13th century? Wow, must read up on my history.[COLOR="Silver"]

i said the gun -what you shoot at is personal choice

Main article: History of the firearm
See also: History of gunpowder
The earliest depiction of a firearm is a sculpture from a cave in Sichuan, China. The sculpture dates to the 12th century and is of a figure carrying a vase-shaped bombard, with flames and a cannonball coming out of it.[6] The oldest surviving gun, made of bronze, has been dated to 1288 because it was discovered at a site in modern-day Acheng District, Heilongjiang, China, where the Yuan Shi records that battles were fought at that time.[7] The firearm had a 6.9 inch barrel of a 1 inch diameter, a 2.6 inch chamber for the gunpowder and a socket for the firearm's handle. It is 13.4 inches long and 7.8 pounds without the handle, which would have been made of wood.[8]

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papa smurf vox populi vox dei Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: the last resort Services: every thing Posts: 14,855	Re: Bring Back Fox Hunting [QUOTE=Ignitionnet;35748779]There were hunting rifles in the 13th century? Wow, must read up on my history.[COLOR="Silver"] i said the gun -what you shoot at is personal choice Main article: History of the firearm See also: History of gunpowder The earliest depiction of a firearm is a sculpture from a cave in Sichuan, China. The sculpture dates to the 12th century and is of a figure carrying a vase-shaped bombard, with flames and a cannonball coming out of it.[6] The oldest surviving gun, made of bronze, has been dated to 1288 because it was discovered at a site in modern-day Acheng District, Heilongjiang, China, where the Yuan Shi records that battles were fought at that time.[7] The firearm had a 6.9 inch barrel of a 1 inch diameter, a 2.6 inch chamber for the gunpowder and a socket for the firearm's handle. It is 13.4 inches long and 7.8 pounds without the handle, which would have been made of wood.[8] __________________ To be or not to be, woke is the question Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer. The slings and arrows of outrageous wokedome, Or to take arms against a sea of wokies. And by opposing end them.